tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726772962039487966.post2236578629851597970..comments2013-04-29T21:01:37.703-07:00Comments on San Diego Writing Women: Taking the Plunge: Self-PublishingCaitlin Rothernoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726772962039487966.post-85613062751083673582011-11-10T16:07:43.105-08:002011-11-10T16:07:43.105-08:00Thanks for all the comments! Am continuing the res...Thanks for all the comments! Am continuing the research behind this step and will keep everyone up on my progress. How silly of me to forget to put my name in the original post. Will correct that!<br /><br />After talking with Ann-Marie Nieves about the self-pub route, the comments Laurel and Zohreh made above about the obstacles ahead have been confirmed--major publications have a &quot;policy&quot; not to give air time to self-published works. That&#39;s a downer I have to consider.<br /><br />And, in the mean time, research into archives at the Schlesinger library at Harvard bore a lot of fruit. I will be deepening the narrative in unexpected, exciting ways.<br /><br />I might just make one more stab at Harvard U Press, which was originally interested in the book, and would be more interested, given the new materials.<br /><br />Laurel, I hope you make it to LA, and let&#39;s see if we can figure out a way to get you before our group.Kathleen B. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771061683598580190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726772962039487966.post-15875551515540194242011-11-03T14:02:02.528-07:002011-11-03T14:02:02.528-07:00Good for you, Kathy. I enjoyed your article and fo...Good for you, Kathy. I enjoyed your article and forwarded it to friends. I have obviously been very happy with self publishing, but you should prepare for tons of work and the fact that none of the big publications will review it. Apparently it&#39;s their going rule!Sky of Red Poppieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526459179374153101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726772962039487966.post-16128298809890091622011-11-03T10:19:47.279-07:002011-11-03T10:19:47.279-07:00Kathy--be sure to put your name in the post so peo...Kathy--be sure to put your name in the post so people know it&#39;s you who wrote it!Laurel Coronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16987756025437912499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726772962039487966.post-9950193586364005172011-11-02T21:04:12.420-07:002011-11-02T21:04:12.420-07:00I&#39;m excited for you!I&#39;m excited for you!Kathi Diamanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609084243555783435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726772962039487966.post-63706512429769216232011-10-28T22:19:02.679-07:002011-10-28T22:19:02.679-07:00There are so many options now, aren&#39;t there? A...There are so many options now, aren&#39;t there? And they all involve hard work. I just published my &quot;7 Risks for Single Mothers; &amp; the Art of Managing Them&quot; on Blogger, where their new Dynamic format allows writers to publish books more easily than in the past (although the format also has drawbacks). &quot;7 Risks&quot; is based on my own experience and stories single mothers told me, and to support other single mothers to manage risks, it offers a framework that I developed with art students. I&#39;m happy not to sell it because I want it to be accessible, and have been very happy with the feedback I&#39;ve had. But I use other strategies for other projects. Lots of good luck with yours! I hope you post again about your progress.wellywood womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06530111753893711768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726772962039487966.post-81072804947851101462011-10-24T07:15:27.413-07:002011-10-24T07:15:27.413-07:00Congratulations on taking the plunge! I didn&#39;t...Congratulations on taking the plunge! I didn&#39;t realize you were in San Diego. There&#39;s a good chance I will have to be in LA within the next month -- if so, I will let you know and maybe we can meet then or I can address your entire group. Please keep me posted on your progress and be patient with the journey. It&#39;s taken me almost a decade to get here, from starting the book in my MFA program, to getting an agent, through a thousand revisions, a dozen publishers, etc. You have to keep putting yourself in the position for luck to find you.<br /><br />Laurel Saville, &quot;Unraveling Anne&quot;Laurel Savillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13313375746540099740noreply@blogger.com